Camera Stores UK?

[ktmrider]

I am in Fort William in Scotland and will be in Edinburgh about 30 Aug and London 4 Sept. I am looking for a dealer in either location who handles Zeiss ZM lenses. Thanks.

 

[Richard Griffith]

http://theclassiccamera.com

In central London

Richard

 

[Black]

http://www.ffordes.com is going to be a lot closer whilst you're in Scotland.

 

[ktmrider]

Heading to London today. Any other recommendations beside Classic Camera?

 

[Michael Markey]

http://www.reddotcameras.co.uk/

http://www.apertureuk.com/

 

[john neal]

RG Lewis might be worth a look, and not too far from Classic Camera:

http://www.rglewis.co.uk/index.php/other-cameras/zeiss-zm-lenses.html

 

[ruby.monkey]

Wear blinkers if you visit Red Dot - their display cabinets *will* cane your wallet.

 

[pedaes]

Richard Caplin at their new shop in Pall Mall are Zeiss dealers. They are Leica and Hasselblad dealers

 

[OurManInTangier]

Wear blinkers if you visit Red Dot - their display cabinets *will* cane your wallet.

This, sadly, is very very true. It always taken a huge reserve for me to enter this shop and leave with nothing...no matter how good or bad my finances may be at the time

 

[ktmrider]

Thanks

Thanks

Thanks for all the information. My daughter and I arrived in London after a 10 hour bus ride from Edinburgh. Having a pint and then to bed. And yes, Leica dealers can damage your wallet, especially if like myself, you only brought 1 M body.

 

[ktmrider]

Well, Classic Camera did not have the lenshood I was looking for. I got up to Red Dot and after looking at their website, I was expecting large and modern. It is about the size of my living room but what a collection of Leica stuff. No damage to the wallet at either location.

My daughter went shopping and I headed to the British Museum and stopped at both Aperature locations. In one, a young woman was getting ready to buy a 500C/M and in the other I found a 43mm lens cap. Funny thing is I remember going to both Aperatue stores on my last visit to London 3 years ago. I purchased a 28 Elmarit R at the time.

I am beginning to think folks in the UK might have a greater appreciation of film cameras then their Yankee cousins. But then I stumbled across a few modern digital stores so the jury is still out on film appreciation being greater in the UK then USA. I suspect it is the same on both sides of the pond.

Leaving London tomorrow for a month in Portygal and Spain.

 

[Dralowid]

I am beginning to think folks in the UK might have a greater appreciation of film cameras then their Yankee cousins. But then I stumbled across a few modern digital stores so the jury is still out on film appreciation being greater in the UK then USA. I suspect it is the same on both sides of the pond.

A minority interest in the US can support almost an industry (or at least a few businesses) in the UK a minority interest is too small to support much...

 

[kehng]

If you don't mind second hand my faves are:

mwclassic
http://www.mwclassic.com

aperture
http://apertureuk.com